Pigeons wreak havoc on board an airplane (3 photos + 1 video)
Two pigeons flew into the cabin of an American airline Delta. The unexpected situation occurred on the evening of May 24, when passengers of Flight 2348 were preparing to fly from Minneapolis to Wisconsin. 
Tom Coe shared footage of the incident. He filmed a video of a passenger catching one of the feathered fellow passengers. The man lifted his jacket, stopping the pigeon's flight. The bird fell, and people around him began to scream.
"Everyone was applauding. And one girl asked if she could pet the pigeon," Coe said.
As passengers boarded the plane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Coe heard someone tell a flight attendant about a pigeon on board. The pilot soon confirmed the information over the loudspeaker and admitted that he had never encountered such a situation.
Eventually, the winged stowaway was escorted out. The flight attendants thought that was the end of it, but then a second pigeon appeared. The plane had to return to the terminal, a baggage handler came on board and caught the bird.
"I think the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted a snack. They didn't know that there were no drinks or snacks on this flight," Coe joked.
A Delta Airlines spokesperson said the flight, which was carrying 119 passengers and five crew members, arrived 56 minutes late due to the incident.
"Delta thanks its employees and passengers for their careful actions that allowed the two birds to be safely released from the aircraft. We apologize for the flight delay."
In April of this year, a United Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Denver. The Boeing 737's engine caught fire mid-flight. It turned out that a rabbit had gotten into the turbine.
Passengers on a flight to Edmonton, Canada, say they heard a loud bang and the plane shook violently just after takeoff. But the jet continued to climb.
"Every few seconds, flames were shooting out of the engine. People were panicking," passenger Scott Wolff told ABC's Good Morning America.
